Parliament backs EUR 500m macro-financial aid for Jordan
Decision
The European Parliament adopted its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal COM(2025)0456 on macro‑financial assistance to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and endorsed the Committee on International Trade report A10-0245/2025. The committee adopted the report on 2 December 2025 with a committee vote result of 31 in favour, 2 against and 2 abstentions and the text was adopted as P10_TA(2025)0322.
What Changes
Parliament's position enables a new MFA operation of up to EUR 500 million in loans to Jordan, to complement the previous EUR 500 million operation, and foresees disbursement in three tranches contingent on full and timely implementation of the economic policy measures set out in the Memorandum of Understanding. The loan will be provided under the External Action Guarantee with a 9% provisioning rate amounting to EUR 45 million to be programmed under the NDICI–Global Europe instrument and has a validity period of two and a half years after entry into force of the MoU.
Who Is Affected
The decision directly affects the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and mobilises EU external financing instruments, notably the External Action Guarantee and the NDICI–Global Europe instrument.
Sources
Official Documents
- REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on providing macro-financial assistance to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan EP adopts its first-reading position on the MFA to Jordan, approving up to EUR 500 million in loans and setting MoU-based policy conditions, with disbursement across 2025–2027.
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